I wasn't a fan of theirs back then, in fact I didn't know about them at all. Then, when college classes resumed, I saw GFR's "On Time" LP among the possessions of a senior ROTC fellow from Michigan. They sounded more interesting than Hawaii Rock faves "The Rascals" or "Led Zeppelin," but I was leaving Rock behind for Jazz. So, submitted for your approval, Grand Funk Railroad, very much "an American band.';)